Chapter 1206 Sever The Father-son


    Suddenly, Laney''s voice sliced through the air, startling Garrett. His eyes narrowed, pupils


    constricting to pinpoints as his hand clenched the bedsheets, trembling ever so slightly. Beads of


    sweat formed on his palm, as his entire body quivered involuntarily.


    Laney knew?


    Was it possible that she knew what happened between him and Kailee the other night?


    Had Ian spilled the beans?


    A chaotic whirlwind of thoughts raced through Garrett''s mind. His gaze locked onto Laney''s piercing


    eyes, lips quivering, but words refused to escape his throat.


    "Garrett, why are you so quiet?"


    Laney''s confusion grew as she watched him be lost in his own thoughts.


    Suddenly snapping back to reality, Garrett blurted out, "I wasn''t being quiet! I''ve never kept anything


    from you!"


    "Shh, keep your voice down," Laney hissed, covering Garrett''s mouth. She nced over at their


    peacefully slumbering child, relieved. "Thank goodness we didn''t wake our baby girl."


    Releasing her hand, Laney shook her head in disbelief. "Why are you so tense? Are you really


    trying to fire Ian without my permission?"


    Fired Ian?


    Garrett blinked, exhaling a hushed sigh of relief. "So, that''s what Laney wanted to ask me," he


    thought.


    Once he had rxed, he took Laney''s hand and tried to soothe her. "Don''t worry, honey. I won''t fire


    Ian. You just focus on getting some rest. Once you''re fully recovered, we''ll leave this hospital and


    head home."


    "Return home?" Laney''s expression suddenly turned gloomy.


    After a moment of silence, her voice cracked, "Which home are we returning to? The Hardings ''


    home or our own?"


    Laney knew Garrett''s parents despised her, and she''d worked tirelessly to win their approval.


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    But, after her harrowing childbirth experience, nearly losing her life, and witnessing Garrett''s


    parents'' tant disregard for her well-being, she''d given up all hope of winning their favor.


    From then on, she vowed never to return to that cold, suffocating ce again.


    With determination in his eyes, Garrett tightened his grip on Laney''s hand. "Rest assured, honey,


    we''re going back to our own home."


    "Will your parents agree to it?" Laney asked, her voiceced with doubt.


    "I''ll handle it. They won''t bother you anymore. I promise."


    Frustration had been building in Garrett, too; his parents'' constant meddling in their lives had


    be unbearable. He''d resolved to sever ties with them once and for all, after the baby was born.


    Upon hearing his reassuring words, it brought calm to Laney''s heart.


    After exchanging sweet nothings, the two found sce in each other''s embrace. Weakened, Laney


    soon drifted off to sleep once more.


    Garrett gently tucked Laney in, ensuring she wasfortable, and then ced their baby in the crib


    before silently slipping out of the ward.


    The second he stepped out of the room, he found Vera and Leo outside, waiting for him impatiently.


    Seeing Garrett out of the ward, they immediately approached him.


    "Let use in and see the baby," Leo demanded, his voice dripping with authority.


    Garrett''s eyebrows were knit together, his patience for his overbearing parents running thin.


    He knew that they didn''t care for Laney, but she was their daughter-inw and had just given birth


    to the newest member of the Harding family. Still, they focused solely on the baby. Their cold


    indifference toward Laney''s fragile state was ringly obvious.


    "Laney and the baby are both asleep right now. If you want to see the baby, you''ll have toe


    back another time," Garrett replied, his voice tight with restraint.


    As for when that next visit might be, he deliberately left it unsaid.


    His perfunctory response lit the fuse on Leo''s temper. "We''re the baby''s grandparents! Why is it so


    hard for us to see our own granddaughter?" he bellowed, his voice echoing through the hallway.


    Vera joined the fray, her voice equally indignant. "You drove L away without just cause, leaving


    us in the dark about the baby. Now you''re denying us a simple glimpse of our grandchild? Your


    insolence grows by the day."


    "L conspired to bring about Laney''s premature delivery. She got exactly what she deserved,"


    Garrett retorted, refusing to back down.


    "And as for seeing the baby..." The look on his face grew even colder. "Laney brought her into this


    world through immense pain and sacrifice. You never once showed concern for her well-being.


    What gives you the right to see her baby?"


    Leo''s fury erupted like a volcano. "Garrett Harding!


    Mind your tongue! How dare you speak to your parents like this?" he roared, face red with anger.


    Garrett''s lips curled into a cold, defiant smile. "This is where I stand. If you continue to harass us, I


    won''t think twice about severing our rtionship. I''ll wash my hands of the Harding Group and go


    back to working with Brandon," he dered, standing his ground, immovable as a mountain.